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Lessiter Media CEO and longtime Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter shares a preview of the inaugural, invitation-only Ag Equipment Intelligence Executive Summit that will be held just outside of Chicago-O’Hare airport on May 19-20, 2026.
Never attempted before in gathering ALL corners of ag machinery, this cohort-style learning format helps execs learn from one another as much or more so than from the presenter. The Summit will be an intimate, closed-door exchange of senior professionals entrusted with steering their company’s future via their collective insight, instinct and experience — and free of time spent on vendor pitches, agendas or grandstanding.
During this preview discussion, Lessiter shares what ag equipment senior leaders and executives — those who monitor markets, interpret trends and shape strategy at the highest level — can expect from this 2-day event.
This Preview discussion provides more details on the structure and schedule of the Summit, including in-depth conversations on ag economy outlook, equipment valuations and trends, and used equipment outlooks, autonomous machinery projections and challenges, needs and plans of those with boots-on-the-ground.
Also discussed will be the next-generation analytical index Ag Equipment Intelligence is investing in to provide leaders an additional compass for monitoring the industry, and its challenges and opportunities.
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